--- title: "7 Arabs Quotes By David Ben-Gurion" description: "7 Arabs quotes by David Ben-Gurion. Plus more from David Ben-Gurion and more Arabs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/david-ben-gurion-9178_arab-israeli-conflic_why-should-the-arabs-make-peace-if-i-was_20217.jpg" --- > [Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/why-should-the-arabs-make-peace-if-i-was-an-arab-leader-i-would-never/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/david-ben-gurion-9178_arab-israeli-conflic_why-should-the-arabs-make-peace-if-i-was_20217.jpg) > [Let me first tell you one thing: It doesn't matter what the world says about Israel; it doesn't matter what they say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/let-me-first-tell-you-one-thing-it-doesn-t-matter-what-the-world-says/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/david-ben-gurion-9178_firsts_let-me-first-tell-you-one-thing-it-doesn_854410.jpg) > [ The Arabs of the land of Israel \[ Palestinians\] have only one functionleft to them -- to run away. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-arabs-of-the-land-of-israel-palestinians-have-only-one/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b60/david-ben-gurion-9178_israel_the-arabs-of-the-land-of-israel-palestin_897398.jpg) > [We do not wish and do not need to expel Arabs and take their places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-do-not-wish-and-do-not-need-to-expel-arabs-and-take-their-places/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/david-ben-gurion-9178_arab-israeli-conflic_we-do-not-wish-and-do-not-need-to-expel_1192099.jpg) > [Everybody sees a difficulty in the question of relations between Arabs and Jews. But not everybody sees that there is no solution…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/everybody-sees-a-difficulty-in-the-question-of-relations-between/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a7/david-ben-gurion-9178_bridges_everybody-sees-a-difficulty-in-the-quest_1422933.jpg) > [We must expel Arabs and take their places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-must-expel-arabs-and-take-their-places/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/david-ben-gurion-9178_arabs_we-must-expel-arabs-and-take-their-place_2339735.jpg) > [The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-arabs-will-have-to-go-but-one-needs-an-opportune-moment-for/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/david-ben-gurion-9178_arabs_the-arabs-will-have-to-go-but-one-needs_2914063.jpg) ## Other authors on Arabs ## More by David Ben-Gurion > [Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/why-should-the-arabs-make-peace-if-i-was-an-arab-leader-i-would-never/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [The assets of the Jewish National Home must be created exclusively through our own work, for only the product of the Hebrew labor can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-assets-of-the-jewish-national-home-must-be-created-exclusively/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/thought-is-a-strenuous-art-few-practice-it-and-then-only-at-rare-times/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [In the land of Israel was born the Jewish nation. There came an order to kill the religious and social spirit of the people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/in-the-land-of-israel-was-born-the-jewish-nation-there-came-an-order/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-must-assist-the-british-in-the-war-as-if-there-were-no-white-paper/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel, as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-regard-it-as-our-duty-to-declare-that-jewish-jerusalem-is-an/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/you-must-talk-to-us-as-equals-or-not-talk-to-us-at-all/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [The present map of Palestine was drawn by the British mandate. The Jewish people have another map which our youth and adults should strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-present-map-of-palestine-was-drawn-by-the-british-mandate-the/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [The past is our very being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-past-is-our-very-being/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves ... politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/let-us-not-ignore-the-truth-among-ourselves-politically-we-are-the/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [We don't consider manual work as a curse, or a bitter necessity, not even as a means of making a living. We consider it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-don-t-consider-manual-work-as-a-curse-or-a-bitter-necessity-not/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-have-preserved-the-book-and-the-book-has-preserved-us/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [We consider that the United Nations' ideal is a Jewish ideal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-consider-that-the-united-nations-ideal-is-a-jewish-ideal/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/if-i-knew-that-it-was-possible-to-save-all-the-children-of-germany-by/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) > [Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/courage-is-a-special-kind-of-knowledge-the-knowledge-of-how-to-fear/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arabs/david-ben-gurion/#itemlist", "name": "7 Arabs Quotes By David Ben-Gurion", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why should the Arabs make peace? 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